STEP FORWARD INTO HISTORY - Making The Joshua Glover Monument DOCUMENTARY
Step Forward Into History documentary reflects on the challenges, processes and progress to creating the historical Joshua Glover Monument, which took over a decade to get the green light to make happen. With never-before-seen footage, will give insight and greater context from the artist and different people involved in the project. As an educational tool, the documentary seeks to also create awareness towards how art can be used to encourage social change and the need for more public art made and reflecting Black, Indigenous and people of colour in the city and regional communities outside of the downtown core such as Etobicoke.
Videography by: Kwasi Obeng Adjei
Photography provided by Mark Stoddart
Edited by Quentin VerCetty
Made possible through the support of the Etobicoke Historical Society, Heritage Toronto and the City of Toronto
The interviewees in the order of appearance:
The Honourable Dr. Jean Augustine, First Black woman in Parliament
Joel Winter, 2021 President of Etobicoke Historical Society
Natasha Henry, 2021 President of Ontario Black Historical Society
John Tory, 2021 Mayor of Toronto
Cheryl Blackman, Director for Museums & Heritage Services for The City of Toronto
Michael Thompson, 2021 Chair of Toronto's Economic and Community Development Committee
Liza Chalaidopoulos, 2021 Chair for Heritage Toronto
Sally Han, 2021 Manager for Cultural Partnerships for the City of Toronto
Stephen Holyday, Councillor for Toronto Ward 3 Etobicoke Centre
Rosemary Sadlier, 1993- 2015 President of Ontario Black Historical Society
Features the following music: Freedom Heights Piano Cover by Morgan Melbourne Paige. Performed 2022
Instrumental by Oren Sharon
Freedom Heights Commissioned by Toronto History Museums, City of Toronto, for Awakenings ℗ 2021 Black Stone Colleagues Inc., under exclusive license to Universal Music Canada Inc. Produced by Kardinal Offishall Additional instrumentation by Joel Chambers and Mylez McLymont Performed by Jully Black, Susan Carol, Savannah Ré, Emanuel, Kardinal Offishall Written by Kardinal Offishall, Susan Carol, Emanuel, Savannah Ré, Jully Black, Joel Chambers and Mylez McLymont